The Works of His Grace George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham: Containing His Plays and Miscellanies in Prose and Verse, with Explanatory Notes and Memoirs of the Author ...T. Evans, 1770 |
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Page 157
... Petruchio , Antonio , and that faction . Duke . You will not all oppress me ? Ant . Kill him i ' th ' wanton eye : let me come to him . Duke . Then you shall buy me dearly . Petr . Say you fo , Sir ? Ant . I fay , cut his wezond , fpoil ...
... Petruchio , Antonio , and that faction . Duke . You will not all oppress me ? Ant . Kill him i ' th ' wanton eye : let me come to him . Duke . Then you shall buy me dearly . Petr . Say you fo , Sir ? Ant . I fay , cut his wezond , fpoil ...
Page 175
... Petruchio . John . I'll attend him . Enter Conftantia . Con . How did he call himself ? Fred . Petruchio , Does it concern you ought ? Con . O gentlemen , The hour of my deftruction is come on me , I am discover'd , loft , left to my As ...
... Petruchio . John . I'll attend him . Enter Conftantia . Con . How did he call himself ? Fred . Petruchio , Does it concern you ought ? Con . O gentlemen , The hour of my deftruction is come on me , I am discover'd , loft , left to my As ...
Page 176
... Petruchio with a letter . Petr . This man fhould be of quality and worth , By Don Alvaro's letter ; for he gives No flight recommendations of him : I'll e'en make use of him . 1 Enter Enter Don John . John . Save you , Sir 176 THE CHANCES .
... Petruchio with a letter . Petr . This man fhould be of quality and worth , By Don Alvaro's letter ; for he gives No flight recommendations of him : I'll e'en make use of him . 1 Enter Enter Don John . John . Save you , Sir 176 THE CHANCES .
Page 177
... business , Sir , And to be short , to make you know I honour you , And in all points believe your worth - like oracle ; This day Petruchio , VOL . I. N A man A man that may command the ftrength of this place THE 177 CHANCE S.
... business , Sir , And to be short , to make you know I honour you , And in all points believe your worth - like oracle ; This day Petruchio , VOL . I. N A man A man that may command the ftrength of this place THE 177 CHANCE S.
Page 179
... Petruchio . Enter Frederick . Fred . How now ? John . All's well , and better than thou could'st expect , for this wench here is certainly no maid ; and I have hopes fhe is the fame that our two curious N 2 curious coxcombs have been fo ...
... Petruchio . Enter Frederick . Fred . How now ? John . All's well , and better than thou could'st expect , for this wench here is certainly no maid ; and I have hopes fhe is the fame that our two curious N 2 curious coxcombs have been fo ...
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againſt anſwer aſk Bayes becauſe beſt Brentford buſineſs confefs Conftantia dance dare defign defire devil Don Frederick Don John Duke of Buckingham Earl Enter Don John Exeunt Exit fafe faid fame fcene fent fhall fhew fight fince fing firſt fome foon Fred ftill fuch fuppofe fure fword Gent gentlemen grace heaven himſelf honeft honour houfe houſe I'gad Johnf Johnſon juft juſt King l'gad lady laft Land loft Lord Marriage A-la-Mode moft moſt mother muft muſt myſelf never noble on't perfons Petr Petruchio Phyf play pleaſe pleaſure pr'ythee pray preſently Pret Prince Pretty-man Prince Volfcius purpoſe reaſon ſay ſcene ſee ſhall ſhe ſhould Siege of Rhodes ſome ſpeak ſtage tell thee thefe There's theſe thing thofe thoſe thou troth Tyrannick Love underſtand uſe Volf vow to gad whiſper woman
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Page xxix - Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking. Blest madman, who could every hour employ With something new to wish or to enjoy ! Railing and praising were his usual themes, And both, to show his judgment, in extremes : So over violent or over civil That every man with him was God or Devil.
Page xxxix - In the worst inn's worst room, with mat half-hung, The floors of plaster, and the walls of dung, On once a flock-bed, but repair'd with straw, With tape-tied curtains, never meant to draw, The George and Garter dangling from that bed Where tawdry yellow strove with dirty red, Great Villiers lies — alas!
Page 82 - I'll lead you thence to melancholy groves, And there repeat the scenes of our past loves : At night, I will within your curtains peep ; With empty arms embrace you while you sleep :. In gentle dreams I often will be by, And sweep along before your...
Page 13 - BAYES. Why, Sir, when I have any thing to invent, I never trouble my head about it, as other men do ; but presently turn over this Book, and there I have, at one view, all that...
Page 65 - I, he's a little envious ; but 'tis no great matter. Come. Ama. Pray let us two this fingle boon obtain, That you will here with poor us ftill remain.
Page 74 - And is that all your reason for it, Mr. Bayes? BAYES. No, Sir; I have a precedent for it too.
Page 22 - em all, in nature, to mend it. Besides, sir, I have printed above a hundred sheets of paper to insinuate the plot into the boxes ; * and, withal, have appointed two or three dozen of my friends to be ready in the pit, who, I'm sure, will clap, and so the rest, you know, must follow ; and then, pray, sir, what becomes of your suppose ? Ha, ha, ha!
Page 137 - I thank you, A little troubles me : the least touch for it, Had but my breeches got it, it had contented me.
Page 35 - I ever take physic, and let blood ; for, when you would have pure swiftness of thought, and fiery flights of fancy, you must have a care of the pensive part.
Page xxxix - With tape-ty'd curtains, never meant to draw, The George and Garter dangling from that bed Where tawdry yellow strove with dirty red, Great Villers lies — alas ! how chang'd from him...